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Technology in 2023 helped the paralyzed man to walk again

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May 26, 2023
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According to recent research, a medical technology allowed a paralyzed man to walk normally again more than ten years after his accident.

A “brain-spine interface” that establishes a direct neurological connection between the brain and spinal cord was developed and implanted by Dr. Grégoire Courtine and colleagues from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Brain implants technology monitor movement intentions, which are wirelessly transmitted to a processing unit that a person wears on the outside, such as a backpack.

The processing unit translates the intentions into orders that it sends back through the second implant to activate muscles.

The study’s conclusions, which were released on Wednesday in the journal Nature, describe the success of one Dutch study participant.

40-year-old Gert-Jan Oskam suffered paralysis following a motorbike accident in China more than ten years ago. He had problems with his arms, his trunk, and his legs.

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“My wish was to walk again, and I believed it was possible,” Oskam said at a briefing with journalists this week. “I tried many things before, and now I have to learn how to walk normal again, like natural, because this is how the system works.”

Oskam claimed that depending on the day, he can stand for a few minutes without using his hands and walk at least 100 metres (330 ft) due to this technology.

He claimed that it helps him in his day-to-day activities, such as when he recently needed to paint something but had no one to assist him, so he stood and completed the task by himself.

Previous studies have demonstrated that specific electrical pulses can stimulate the parts of the leg required for walking.

However, the researchers claim that this new technology reconnects two parts of the central nervous system that were broken because of a spinal cord injury, enabling smoother motions and greater adaptability to changing terrain.

Oskam had previously had stimulation implants, but the stimulation was only activated when he moved.

“Now, I can just do what I want, and when I decide to make a step, the stimulation will kick in,” he said.

Courtine claimed that the difference between this stimulation and others is that Oskam has “full control over the parameter of stimulation, which means that he can stop, he can walk, he can climb up staircases.”

The neurological communication channels were soon formed following procedures to install the devices. Within a day of instruction, Oskam began moving.

And even with Oskam spending time at home, the connection has been dependable for more than a year.

He has also regained enough strength to take a few steps even when the “digital bridge” isn’t turned on thanks to the support of walking independently when using it.

Oskam was the trial’s first volunteer, but experts are optimistic about the trial’s potential. The prospect of promptly re-establishing a neurological connection between the brain and spinal cord is confirmed by this research.

They claim that broadening the application of that relationship may potentially benefit stroke victims and those with arm and hand paralysis. However, they want to make the system smaller so that it can be carried around more easily.

“The concept of a digital bridge between the brain and spinal cord augurs a new era in the treatment of motor deficits due to neurological disorders,” the researchers wrote.

To read our blog on “A new treatment allows paralyzed people to walk again,” click here.

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